GILLAM o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-10-04 published
Local man killed in Afghanistan
Parents fly to Petawawa to be with son's widow, three children
By Bill WALKER,
SunTimes staff and The Canadian Press, Page A1
An Owen Sound man was one of two Canadian soldiers who were killed
by insurgents in a ground attack in Afghanistan on Tuesday.
Corporal.Robert▼Thomas▼ James
MITCHELL, 30, who went by the name of
Jimmy, died when the small group of soldiers he was with came
under attack at 4: 50 p.m. from a handful of insurgents armed
with rocket propelled grenades and assault rifles.
Canadian military officials identified the other dead soldier
as Sgt. Craig Paul
GILLAM.
Both were members of the Royal Canadian
Dragoons based in Petawawa, Ontario
MITCHELL, a West Hill grad, is the
son of Carol and Bob
MITCHELL
of Owen Sound.
Their 30-year-old son is survived by his wife Leanne and three
small children ages five, three and one.
"They said it was their worst nightmare," said a family friend
who did not wish to be identified.
The MITCHELLs were told of their son's death by their daughter-in-law.
Leanne MITCHELL learned of her husband's death when she saw a
military car pull up in front of her Petawawa home and two senior
officers come to her door.
Carol and Bob
MITCHELL chartered a private plane and flew to
Petawawa from Wiarton Tuesday night.
MITCHELL was among a group of soldiers providing security for
road construction. when they were attacked. The group was holding
an observation post in the former Taliban heartland about 20 kilometres
west of Kandahar city.
Five other soldiers were wounded.
"They were members of the surveillance troop… a reconnaissance
squadron," Col. Fred Lewis, deputy commander of the Canadian
contingent, said in Kandahar.
"They were conducting vehicle checkpoints and observation posts
at the time."
With the latest toll, 39 Canadian soldiers and a diplomat have
now been killed in Afghanistan since 2002.
Two of the wounded soldiers were reported in serious but stable
condition. All the wounded were evacuated to Kandahar Airfield,
the main coalition base and described as having "non-life-threatening
injuries."
Lewis indicated the scale of the attack was small, involving
between two and five well-armed insurgents.
The casualties were probably caused by mortars or rocket-propelled
grenades, he said.
"The injuries right now: there don't seem to be any sort of bullets
involved."
Because the attack happened shortly before dark, further investigation
into the attack will have to wait until today, he said.
"In this particular case, we were clearing an area to put in
a road that would have allowed the economy to flow north and
south through the Panjwaii area," Lewis said. "We've got to remain
vigilant to the Taliban reinfiltrating into the area."
The attack prompted a quick response.
"Almost immediately other forces responded to it, treated and
medevaced the casualties, and carried on with the operation,"
said Lt.-Col. Omer Lavoie, the ground-level commander of Canada's
fighting force.
Two U.S. soldiers were also wounded nearby. It was not clear
whether they were hit by the same group of insurgents or a separate
ambush. The fighting comes exactly one month after the launch
of Operation Medusa, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization operation
led by Canadian troops that officials boasted killed hundreds
of Taliban. North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Canadian officials
said they had driven insurgents out of the area west of Kandahar
city and had done serious damage to the ability of the insurgents
to mount attacks.
Lavoie said the latest attacks are a shift back to familiar insurgent
tactics after the Taliban were devastated in a more conventional
fight.
"They've learned they can't take us on head-to-head in a conventional
battle, so they're going back to typical insurgent tactics, (roadside
bombs) and hit-and-run tactics," Lavoie said.
The fatal attack was the last in a series aimed at Canadians
on Tuesday. The earlier attacks caused no Canadian casualties.
Soldiers of Charles Company were the first to come under fire
in the morning as they pushed along the Arghandab River, a few
kilometres west of the deadly attack that would come hours later.
Insurgents fired mortars, rockets and automatic weapons at Seven
Platoon of Charles Company, the unit that was hit with a deadly
ambush September 3.
The soldiers and their Afghan army counterparts returned fire
and emerged unscathed.
"Luckily, they're not very good aim," said Warrant Officer Ray
Macfarlane, a senior platoon leader.
Closer to Kandahar city and a few hours later, a suicide bomber
on a motorcycle attacked a Canadian convoy, setting a G-wagon
jeep aflame. The suicide bomber died; no one else was injured.
Local civilians and soldiers have said Taliban have quietly seeped
back into the area.
"The Taliban has threatened (civilians) with their lives from
any kind of association with the coalition," said Maj. Steve
Brown, commander of Charles Company.
"They've gone back to the tactic that has consistently worked
for them, that is to infiltrate and conduct guerrilla-type operations.
Now they're back at it threatening people and their property.
That's consistent with this enemy."
The insurgents have learned how to exploit the Canadians' rules
of engagement to escape attack, Macfarlane said. Those rules
cannot be disclosed under the embedding agreement that allows
The Canadian Press to travel with Canadian soldiers on their
missions.
"They're smart. I wouldn't say I respect them, but they've learned
to play to our weaknesses," Macfarlane said.
Two suspected Taliban members were detained in the morning clash.
A Canadian soldier died last week in a mine explosion on a road
that the Canadians have cut through fields to avoid such attacks.
The soldiers killed Tuesday were protecting a similar road-building
project aimed at avoiding improvised explosive devices - roadside
bombs.
The spate of violence came on October 3, a day of the month that
has proved deadly for Canadians recently.
On September 3, the Taliban ambushed Macfarlane's Seven Platoon,
killing four soldiers and wounding several more. The next day,
the company was accidentally strafed by a U.S. warplane, killing
another soldier and wounding more than 30.
On August 3, four soldiers of the Princess Patricia's Canadian
Light Infantry died nearby in a roadside bomb and firefight.
The foiled rebel ambush Tuesday in the rocky, dry river bed of
the Arghandab River was a test of resolve for soldiers of Seven
Platoon, still recovering from the September 3 attack.
"Honestly, the troops performed extremely well in combat, better
than I expected," said Macfarlane.

GILLAM o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-10-05 published
'Destined for the military'
Fallen soldier remembered as someone who loved army life
By Scott DUNN with files from The Canadian Press, Thursday, October 05,
Cpl. Jimmy
MITCHELL always wanted to be the protector. The 32-year-old
Owen Sound-born soldier died as one Tuesday in Afghanistan, during
an insurgent attack with rocket propelled grenades and assault
rifles. Fellow Royal Canadian Dragoon, Sgt. Craig Paul
GILLAM,
of South Branch, Newfoundland, died with him while protecting
a road construction crew.
Robert▲Thomas▲JamesMITCHELL grew up in Owen Sound, attended
West Hill Secondary School to the end of Grade 10, then switched
to Saint Mary's High School in 1992.
RetiredWestHill special education teacher Jim
McGREGOR recalled
the gangly young man with red hair as a gentle, happy loner.
MITCHELL got into scrapes at the school and was very protective
of his younger brother.
MITCHELL also struggled to fit in and
many at the school didn't expect him to graduate. But
McGREGOR
knew differently "and he certainly did mature."
It was McGREGOR who recommended
MITCHELL switch high schools
to get a fresh start and
MITCHELL did improve there. He enlisted
in the Forces straight out of high school.
"He ended up being in the Armed Forces, which is what he always
wanted to do,"
McGREGOR said.
"He'd put on a fairly tough exterior but inside he was a caring
kid. I sometimes think we stereotype a lot of these guys, you
know, the big Rambo types, but Jim wasn't one of those."
Everyone who knew
MITCHELL said he was destined for the military.
Family friend Norm
BIGGAR said
MITCHELL was always interested
in "enforcement," noting he joined Owen Sound police auxiliary
for a while.
"He seemed to want to do that kind of thing. He wanted to be
out and helping people," said
BIGGAR, who works at Rogers Cable
with MITCHELL's father, Bob
MITCHELL.
Peter SCOTT is Bob
MITCHELL's nephew. He watched Jimmy
MITCHELL
grow up, went to his minor hockey games and later his wedding
at Saint Mary's Church in Owen Sound in 2000.
MITCHELL enlisted in the regular Forces straight out of high
school but was injured during basic training and had to drop
out. He re-enlisted more than six years ago.
"That says a lot for him too,"
SCOTT said. "I believe that was
his purpose and destiny to be in the military. I don't believe
it was his purpose and destiny to get killed."
He cared for his fellow soldiers and loved the adventure of army
life and "he put his country ahead of his family,"
SCOTT said.
MITCHELL's father-in-law, Gary
HASS, told the St. Catharines
Standard that
MITCHELL was proud of the work he was doing and
felt strongly he was working toward the greater good.
"He was dedicated to his family and dedicated to his military
career," said
HASS, of Fort Erie.
MITCHELL graduated from Niagara College and his first military
posting was with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
in Edmonton. He served with the Royal Canadian Regiment and,
most recently, with the Royal Canadian Dragoons as part of North
Atlantic Treaty Organization's International Security Assistance
Force in Afghanistan.
MITCHELL had moved into a new home near Canadian Forces Base
Petawawa just days before he was sent overseas.
Maj.JamesFollwell of the Dragoons said
MITCHELL was an avid
runner who competed in iron man races and had applied for JTF2,
the country's elite commandos.
ParentsBob,Carol, and their son Mark
MITCHELL took a chartered
flight to Petawawa on Tuesday.
SCOTT said
MITCHELL's body will be returned to Canada Friday.
Funeral arrangements include a service in Petawawa, he believed,
but details were not known.
MITCHELL, who was scheduled to return home next month, leaves
his wife, Leanne, and three children, ages five, three and two.
OwenSoundLegion president Bob
GRIFFITH is a good friend of
Bob MITCHELL.
When his friend said Jimmy wanted a career in the
military, GRIFFITH advised him how to go about it.
After he was discharged for medical reasons,
GRIFFITH had several
talks in his home with Bob
MITCHELL about whether his son should
return to the military.
GRIFFITH feels for Bob and Carol
MITCHELL for all they're going
through "But then you've got to look at it (as) this young lad
really wanted to go into the military, so he was doing what he
wanted to do. There's nothing else in life he wanted to do but
be in the military," said
GRIFFITH, who spent 45 years in the
armed forces.
"We all go in knowing this is a possibility. It's just that I
was really fortunate in that I never had something like this
happen in my tour."

GILLAM o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-01-28 published
SCHEEPERS,
Nellie
(PANHUYZEN)
At London Health Sciences Centre University Campus on Friday,
January 27, 2006, Nellie
(PANHUYZEN)
SCHEEPERS, of Ingersoll,
in her 72nd year. Wife of the late John
SCHEEPERS (1988.) Dear
mother of Hendricus and his wife Cathy of Trenton, Rita and her
husband Tom
DREW of Ilderton and Diana and her husband Tim
GILLAM
of Ingersoll. Dear grandmother of Maria, Johan, Tom, Lindsay,
Alisha and Natalie. Also survived by brothers and sisters most
of whom live in Holland. Friends will be received at the McBeath-Dynes
Funeral Home, 246 Thames St. S., Ingersoll Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9
p.m. where funeral service will be held on Wednesday, February
1, 2006 at 1: 00 p.m. Fr. M.
KAMINSKI and Reverend Phillip
CARROLL
officiating. Interment later Sacred Heart Cemetery. Memorial
donations to the Ontario Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.
C.W.L. Rosary Tuesday at 3: 00 p.m.

GILLAM o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-10-04 published
Two Canadians killed
The attack marks a return to typical insurgent tactics by the
Taliban.
By Les PERREAUX, Associated Press, Wed., October 4, 2006
Sperwan, Afghanistan -- Emboldened insurgents killed two Canadian
soldiers and wounded five others yesterday in an attack on ground
the Canadians took from the Taliban weeks ago.
A small group of soldiers was providing security for road construction,
holding an observation post in the former Taliban heartland about
20 kilometres west of Kandahar, when they came under attack about
4: 50 p.m. from a handful of insurgents armed with rocket-propelled
grenades and assault rifles.
"They were members of the surveillance troop… a reconnaissance
squadron," Col. Fred Lewis, deputy commander of the Canadian
contingent, said in Kandahar. "They were conducting vehicle checkpoints
and observation posts at the time."
Canadian military officials identified the dead as Sgt. Craig
Paul GILLAM and Cpl. Robert Thomas James
MITCHELL, both members
of the Royal Canadian Dragoons based in Petawawa.
MITCHELL was
from Fort Erie.
GILLAM's hometown was not immediately available.
MITCHELL was raised in Niagara Falls and married Leanne
HASS,
of nearby Fort Erie. They have three children.
Leanne was recently accepted into the Ontario Provincial Police.
MITCHELL spent part of his youth in Owen Sound, where he attended
high school and his parents still live.
A graduate of Niagara College, his first military posting was
with the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in Edmonton.
He served with the Royal Canadian Regiment and, most recently,
with the Royal Canadian Dragoons as part of North Atlantic Treaty
Organization's International Security Assistance Force.
MITCHELL and his family had moved into a new home not far from
Canadian Forces Base Petawawa days before he was sent overseas.
GILLAM's family refused comment at their Petawawa home last night.
With the latest toll, 39 Canadian soldiers and a diplomat have
been killed in Afghanistan since 2002.
Two of the wounded soldiers were reported in serious but stable
condition. All the wounded were evacuated to Kandahar Airfield,
the main coalition base, and described as having "non-life-threatening
injuries."
Lewis indicated the scale of the attack was small, involving
between two and five well-armed insurgents.
The casualties were probably caused by mortars or rocket-propelled
grenades, he said. "The injuries right now, there don't seem
to be any sort of bullets involved."
As the attack happened shortly before dark, further investigation
into the attack will have to wait until today, he said.
"In this particular case, we were clearing an area to put in
a road that would have allowed the economy to flow north and
south through the Panjwaii area," Lewis said. "We've got to remain
vigilant to the Taliban re-infiltrating into the area."
The attack prompted a quick response.
"Almost immediately other forces responded to it, treated and
medevaced the casualties, and carried on with the operation,"
said Lt.-Col. Omer Lavoie, the ground-level commander of Canada's
fighting force.
Two U.S. soldiers also were wounded nearby. It was not clear
whether they were hit by the same group of insurgents or in a
separate ambush.
The fighting comes a month after the launch of Operation Medusa,
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization operation led by Canadian
troops that officials boasted killed hundreds of Taliban. North
Atlantic Treaty Organization and Canadian officials said they
had driven insurgents out of the area west of Kandahar city and
had done serious damage to the ability of the insurgents to mount
attacks.
Lavoie said the latest attacks are a shift back to familiar insurgent
tactics after the Taliban were devastated in a more conventional
fight.
"They've learned they can't take us on head-to-head in a conventional
battle, so they're going back to typical insurgent tactics, (roadside
bombs) and hit-and-run tactics," Lavoie said.
The fatal attack was the last in a series aimed at Canadians
yesterday. The earlier attacks injured no Canadians.
Charles Company soldiers were first to come under fire in the
morning as they pushed along the Arghandab River, a few kilometres
west of where the deadly attack came hours later.
Insurgents fired mortars, rockets and automatic weapons at Seven
Platoon of Charles Company, the unit hit by a deadly ambush September 3.
The soldiers and their Afghan army counterparts returned fire
and emerged unscathed.
Closer to Kandahar and a few hours later, a suicide bomber on
a motorcycle attacked a Canadian convoy, setting a G-wagon jeep
aflame.
The suicide bomber died; no one else was injured.
Local civilians and soldiers have said the Taliban have slipped
back into the area.
"The Taliban has threatened (civilians) with their lives from
any kind of association with the coalition," said Maj. Steve
Brown, commander of Charles Company.
"They've gone back to the tactic that has consistently worked
for them, that is to infiltrate and conduct guerrilla-type operations.
Now they're back at it, threatening people and their property."
The insurgents have learned to exploit Canadian rules of engagement
to escape attack, Macfarlane said.
Those rules can't be disclosed under the embedding agreement
that lets journalists travel with Canadian soldiers.
"They're smart. I wouldn't say I respect them, but they've learned
to play to our weaknesses," Macfarlane said.
Canadian soldier Pte. Josh
KLUKIE died last week in a mine explosion
on a road the Canadians have cut through fields to avoid such
attacks.
KLUKIE's remains arrived home in Canada aboard a military jet
last night.

GILLAM o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-10-04 published
2 Canadians killed in Taliban ambush
By Jane ARMSTRONG,
Page A1
Kandahar, Afghanistan -- Two Canadian soldiers were killed and
five others injured in a fierce mortar ambush in Afghanistan's
turbulent Panjwai region, an area where Canadian commanders have
boasted of decisive victories over Taliban insurgents.
The besieged troops were providing surveillance for a road-building
crew not far from where Private Josh
KLUKIE was killed last week
in a mine explosion. It is the same region where Canadian soldiers
led a massive assault a month ago, killing -- according to a
North Atlantic Treaty Organization claim -- more than 1,000 Taliban
and routing others.
Military officials declared that operation a huge success, estimating
that they may have destroyed as much as a third of the insurgency's
hard-core ranks.
Yet the death toll of Canadians in southern Afghanistan continues
to climb. In September alone, 10 soldiers were killed, the bloodiest
month yet for Canadian troops in Afghanistan. Now October is
off to an ominous start.
Killed in yesterday's twilight attack were Corporal Robert Thomas
James MITCHELL and Sergeant Craig Paul
GILLAM, both of the Royal
Canadian Regiment based in Petawawa, Ontario
The fatal ambush was one of three separate attacks on Canadian
troops over a five-hour period.
Just after noon, members of the Royal Canadian Regiment's Charles
Company came under fire as they walked along the parched Arghandab
River bed, about 10 kilometres from the scene of the subsequent
fatal attack. There were no Canadian injuries reported.
A local witness said the Canadian troops returned fire, sending
the assailants into retreat. A few minutes later, an aircraft
bombed the ambush scene.
"We fought on two fronts today," said a young Taliban fighter
in Panjwai District, where most of Canada's battle groups are
now deployed. "But we escaped from the area, to avoid the bombings.
This will be our method now," he said from his mobile phone.
Earlier, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle rammed a convoy of
Canadian supply vehicles returning to the Kandahar Airfield from
an operating base west of Kandahar city. The explosion ignited
the diesel-fuelled jeep, wounding three Afghan civilians, including
an 11-year-old boy.
The soldiers inside the jeep, also known as a G-Wagon, escaped
without injury.
The suicide blast sent glass fragments flying into Mohammed Salim's
storefront, cutting his head and leaving his shirt stained with
blood.
The explosion also seriously injured his younger brother, Mohammed
Hasham, 11, who was recovering last night at Mirwais Hospital
in Kandahar.
"We were working in the shop, when a motorcycle came with a trolley
behind it," Mr. Salim, 18, said. "Smoke, dust, everything went
everywhere."
The five soldiers injured in the worst attack yesterday were
flown to a hospital at the Kandahar Airfield, the coalition's
main base. A military spokesman said their injuries are not life-threatening,
although one soldier suffered broken bones.
These latest attacks cast doubt on the effectiveness of the recent
Canadian-led offensive, code-named Operation Medusa, in the Panjwai
District southwest of Kandahar city.
Just two weeks ago, Kandahar's governor announced that Canadian
soldiers had routed the Taliban from the area.
The offensive was designed to encircle the insurgents in the
area, but soldiers are still hunting for the insurgents' underground
weapons caches, where many fighters are believed to have stowed
guns and ammunition before fleeing the battlefield.
Governor Asadullah Khalid said foreign troops intend to stay
in Panjwai and the neighbouring Zhari District to maintain security.
Road construction is a key part of Operation Medusa's final stage,
which is to reconstruct the battle-scarred region.
Early this morning, Colonel Fred Lewis, the deputy commander
of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's International Security
Assistance Force, said Operation Medusa is "far from over."
His voice shaking with emotion as he read the names of the dead
soldiers, Col. Lewis said the insurgents are staging a last-ditch
attempt "to save face."
"They are attempting to win this final phase of [Operation Medusa],"
he said.
"If we are able to do the reconstruction and development and
the Afghans, the local people in that Panjwai area, say 'Hey,
we will have a much better life under our own government'… they
will go out of their way to keep the Taliban out."

GILLAM o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-10-09 published
'Fluke' kills 40th Canadian
By Jane ARMSTRONG and Dawn
WALTON with reports from Gloria Galloway
and Canadian Press, Page A10
Canada's latest casualty in Afghanistan is being blamed on a
"lucky" enemy that planted a roadside bomb that struck an armoured
vehicle over the weekend and, in an apparent "fluke," killed
one occupant.
TrooperMarkAndrewWILSON, who was with the Royal Canadian Dragoons
based at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa, Ontario, died Saturday
while on an early morning patrol. He is the 40th Canadian soldier
to die in Afghanistan since 2002.
He was a married father of two who hailed from London, Ontario
"There is no doubt that Trooper
WILSON represented the best of
our military and our country," Prime Minister Stephen Harper
said yesterday in a statement. "His family and Friends can be
proud of the fact that this courageous Canadian sacrificed his
life for a greater cause."
Trooper WILSON was a gunner riding in a Nyala (RG-31) armoured
vehicle that was preparing to retrieve a group of soldiers who
had spent the previous night securing an area in the Panjwai
district, known for insurgent attacks.
The improvised explosive device was set off on a roadway less
than one kilometre from where Sergeant Craig
GILLAM and Corporal
Robert MITCHELL, also of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, were ambushed
last week. Both died while they were guarding a road-building
crew.
"Today we are all mourning the loss of a brother in arms and
a good soldier," Colonel Fred Lewis, deputy commander of Canada's
Task Force in Afghanistan, told reporters.
The Nyala (RG-31) is specifically designed to protect its occupants
from explosions caused by roadside bombs.
"In this particular case, I think the enemy got a bit lucky,"
Col. Lewis said.
"This is the first time something like this has happened. Is
it a fluke? Perhaps. It doesn't happen very often. The troops
have superb confidence in this vehicle."
He described the vehicle as providing good protection for Canadian
troops, but added that the enemy is also perfectly capable of
building bigger bombs.
Yesterday, federal Defence Minister Gordon O'Connor echoed those
sentiments. Nothing, he said, is bulletproof.
"We don't know why one soldier was killed in this vehicle. Nobody
else was injured. So there is something peculiar about that vehicle
or the explosive and we have to find out what it is," Mr. O'Connor
said.
"They are built to deal with mines but sometimes the Taliban
put four anti-tank mines together. That is a terrific blast.
So somehow they were lucky and we were unlucky and one of our
soldiers got killed," he said.
But at a time when Canadians far away from a war zone were celebrating
Thanksgiving, the latest death hit home hard. Dozens of Canadians
used the holiday to write morale-boosting missives to Canada's
troops through a Department of National Defence website.

GILLAM o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-10-12 published
GILLAM, Sgt. Craig Paul (April 20, 1966-October 3, 2006)
It is with great sadness and loss that the family of Craig Paul
GILLAM announce his sudden passing on Tuesday, October 3, 2006
at the age of 40. Craig will be forever remembered in the hearts
of his wife Maureen, his son Stephen, daughter Gale, his parents
Agnes and Graham Bishop, sisters Lisa (Trevor, and children Brianna,
Brandon, Robert, Megan and Mollie), Cindy (Pat and daughters
Samantha and Holly) and Janet (Chris). He will be greatly missed
by his mother and father-in-law Cecilia and Pius
GALE, along
with sisters-in-law Jenny (Tony, son Tyler), Kathleen (Jim, son
Alexander) and Margie (Todd, daughters Megan and Alexandra).
Survived by his grandmother, Mary
BISHOP and predeceased by his
grandparents Frederick
BISHOP and Mary and Emmanuel
GILLAM.
Much
loved nephew of Mary, Rita and Joe
GILLAM as well as many other
aunts, uncles, cousins and Friends. Craig served with the Royal
Canadian Dragoons at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa. Craig is
remembered as a respected leader, a loving husband, father, son
and brother, and to those who knew him he was someone who was
selfless with his time to help anyone in anyway needed. He will
be greatly missed by all. The funeral service in memory of Craig
will be held at St. Sylvester's Church, South Branch, Newfoundland
on Saturday October 14th at 1: 00 p.m. Father Lee Lainey officiating,
followed by the interment at the church cemetery. Visitation
will be held at St. Sylvester's Church in South Branch Thursday
and Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. with a Rosary being held Thursday
beginning at 7: 30 p.m. and the wake service Friday at 7:30 p.m.
As expressions of sympathy donations may be made to a charity
of ones choice. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Fillatre's
Funeral Home, Port Aux Basques, Newfoundland. The family guest
book may be signed by visiting our website www.fillatre.ca

GILLAM o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-10-04 published
2 Canadians killed, 5 hurt in Taliban ambush
District outside Kandahar thought free of insurgents
Troops attacked while clearing area to put in new road
By Les PERREAUX,
CanadianPress
Sperwan, Afghanistan -- Emboldened insurgents killed two Canadian
soldiers and wounded five others yesterday in an attack on ground
the Canadians took from the Taliban just weeks ago.
The small group of soldiers were providing security for road
construction and holding an observation post in the former Taliban
heartland about 20 kilometres west of Kandahar city when they
came under attack around 4: 50 p.m. from a handful of insurgents
armed with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles.
Canadian military officials identified the dead as Sgt. Craig
Paul GILLAM and Cpl. Robert Thomas James
MITCHELL, both members
of the Royal Canadian Dragoons based in Petawawa, Ontario
"They were members of the surveillance troop… a reconnaissance
squadron," Col. Fred Lewis, deputy commander of the Canadian
contingent, said in Kandahar. "They were conducting vehicle checkpoints
and observation posts at the time."
MITCHELL "was dedicated to his family and dedicated to his military
career," said his father-in-law Gary
HASS of Fort Erie, Ontario
A graduate of Niagara College,
MITCHELL spent part of his youth
in Owen Sound, where his parents still live.
MITCHELL and his family had moved into a new home not far from
Canadian Forces Base Petawawa just days before he was sent overseas.
While her husband was away, wife Leanne was raising their three
young children, ages 5, 3 and 2, and studying to become a police
officer.
With the latest toll, 39 Canadian soldiers and a diplomat have
now been killed in Afghanistan since 2002.
Two of the wounded soldiers were reported in serious but stable
condition. All the wounded were evacuated to Kandahar Airfield,
the main coalition base, and described as having "non-life-threatening
injuries."
Lewis indicated the scale of the attack was small, involving
between two and five well-armed insurgents.
The casualties were probably caused by mortars or rocket-propelled
grenades, he said.
"In this particular case, we were clearing an area to put in
a road that would have allowed the economy to flow north and
south through the Panjwaii area," Lewis said. "We've got to remain
vigilant to the Taliban reinfiltrating into the area."
The attack prompted a quick response.
"Almost immediately other forces responded to it, treated and
medevaced the casualties, and carried on with the operation,"
said Lt.-Col. Omer Lavoie, the ground-level commander of Canada's
fighting force.
Two U.S. soldiers were also wounded nearby. It was not clear
whether they were hit by the same group of insurgents or a separate
ambush.
The fighting comes exactly one month after the launch of Operation
Medusa, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization operation led
by Canadian troops that officials boasted killed hundreds of
Taliban.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Canadian officials said
they had driven insurgents out of the area and had done serious
damage to the ability of the insurgents to mount attacks.
Lavoie said the latest attacks are a shift back to familiar insurgent
tactics after the Taliban were devastated in a more conventional
fight.
"They've learned they can't take us on head-to-head in a conventional
battle, so they're going back to typical insurgent tactics, (roadside
bombs) and hit-and-run tactics," Lavoie said.
The fatal attack was the last in a series aimed at Canadians
yesterday. The earlier attacks caused no Canadian casualties.
Soldiers of Charlie Company were the first to come under fire
in the morning as they pushed along the Arghandab River, a few
kilometres west of the deadly attack that would come hours later.
Insurgents fired mortars, rockets and automatic weapons at Seven
Platoon of Charlie Company, the unit that was hit with a deadly
ambush September 3.
The soldiers and their Afghan army counterparts returned fire
and emerged unscathed.
Closer to Kandahar city a few hours later, a suicide bomber on
a motorcycle attacked a Canadian convoy, setting a G-wagon jeep
aflame. The suicide bomber died; no one else was injured.
Local civilians and soldiers have said Taliban have quietly seeped
back into the area.

GILLAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-05 published
SCOTT,,
James▼ "
Jim▼"
D.▼
Peacefully at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital on Saturday,
February▼ 4th, 2006, James (Jim) D.
SCOTT of Mt. Brydges in his
89th year. Predeceased by his wife
Freda
(HILLMAN) (1973.) Dear
father of Rae (Opal)
SCOTT of Mt. Brydges. Dear grandfather of
Michael (Donna)
SCOTT of Strathroy, Bonnie
GILLAN
(Rob▼GERHOLD)
of Strathroy, Michelle (Jeff)
DIGMAN of Font Hill. Great-grandfather
of Megan and Luke, Scott; Jeremy, Matthew and Stephanie
GILLAN
Hollie GERHOLD;
Sydney▼ and Madeline
DIGMAN. Remembered by sisters
Jean NISBET and Mae
DOUGLAS/DOUGLASS and predeceased by sisters Kathleen
KING and Marie
MONTEITH.
Friends▼ may call at the Elliott-Madill
Funeral Home, Mt. Brydges on Monday February 6th from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. An Oddfellows Service under the direction of Branch
367 will be held on Monday evening at 6: 30 p.m. Funeral Service
to follow on Tuesday from the funeral home commencing at 11 a.m.
with Bob and Thelma
PERRY officiating. Interment Mt. Brydges
Cemetery. Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the charity
of ones choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

GILLAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-04-04 published
POPE,
Harriett▼ (née
PEYTON)
At Victoria Hospital, London on Saturday, April 1, 2006 at the
age of 98 years. Formerly of Botwood, Newfoundland. Beloved wife
of the late William
POPE (1989.) Beloved mother of Marion
LAVOIE
of Brantford, David
POPE
(Barbara▼) of Burlington, Margaret
BEAMISH
(Frank▼) of Grand Bend, Muriel
MacDONNELL
(Stan▼) of Port Hawkesbury,
Nova Scotia, Barbara
GILLAN (Robert) of London, Randolph
POPE
of Mississauga, Ella
KNIGHT of Bradford, and Dorothy
BALL of
Markham. She is predeceased by her son William of Hespler and
daughters Vera of Brantford and Lorraine and Alma. Harriett is
survived by her 32 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and
several great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at
the Beckett-Glaves Family Funeral Centre, 88 Brant Avenue, Brantford,
519-752-4331 on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral
service will be held in the Chapel on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Interment
to follow, Mt. Hope Cemetery. Donations may be made in Harriett's
memory to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the charity of your
choice. A tree will be planted in memory of Harriett in the Beckett-Glaves
Memorial Forest, www.beckettglaves.com

GILLAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-17 published
PEARSON,
VernonLamont
Age 76, of Stratford passed away at his residence on Tuesday,
June 13, 2006 after a short but courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, he was a
son of the late Vernon
Lamont and Irene
(CROWE)
PEARSON.
Vernon was in the funeral service
profession for over 46 years, the last 33 years with Heinbuck
Funeral Home in Stratford until retiring in 1994. He was an avid
gardener and reader and in his prime, enjoyed the outdoors, biking
and camping. He will be remembered for his steadfast love for
his wife and family. Beloved husband for over 55 years of Helen
(GILLAN)
PEARSON. Dear father of Judith Dawn
PEARSON of Goose
Bay, Labrador, Brian Craig
PEARSON and wife Cathy of Stratford
and Laura Christine
PEARSON of London. Dear grandfather of Amber,
Tonya, Rachelle, Dhana and Jorah. Also survived by sister-in-law
Betty ROSS of Brantford and several nieces and nephews. Predeceased
by one sister Elizabeth (Betty)
EAVES and her husband Norman
and a brother-in-law Ian
ROSS.
Visitation was held at the Heinbuck
Funeral Home, 156 Albert Street, Stratford on Friday where the funeral
service will be held on Saturday, June 17, 2006 at 2 p.m. Cremation
will follow with interment in Avondale Cemetery, Stratford. As
expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the
Stratford Hospital Foundation, the Ontario Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals-Perth County Branch or a charity of one's
choice through the funeral home. (519) 271-5062

GILLAN o@ca.on.middlesex_county.strathroy.age_dispatch 2006-02-07 published
SCOTT,
James▲ "
Jim▲"
D.▲
Peacefully at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital, on Saturday,
February▲ 4, 2006, James (Jim) D.
SCOTT of Mt. Brydges in his
89th year. Predeceased by his wife
Freda
(GILLMAN) (1973.) Dear
father of Rae (Opal)
SCOTT of Mt. Brydges. Dear grandfather of
Michael (Donna)
SCOTT of Strathroy, Bonnie
GILLAN
(Rob▲GERHOLD)
of Strathroy, Michelle (Jeff)
DIGMAN of Font Hill. Great-grandfather
of Megan and Luke
SCOTT;
Jeremy,Matthew and Stephanie
GILLAN
Hollie GERHOLD;
Sydney▲ and Madeline
DIGMAN. Remembered by sisters
Jean NISBET and Mae
DOUGLAS/DOUGLASS and predeceased by sisters Kathleen
KING and Marie
MONTEITH.
Friends▲ called at the Elliott-Madill
Funeral Home, Mt. Brydges, on Monday, February 6, from 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. An Odd Fellows service, under the direction of Branch
367 was held Monday evening at 6: 30 p.m. Funeral service followed
on Tuesday from the funeral home, commencing at 11 a.m. with
Bob and Thelma
PERRY officiating. Interment Mt. Brydges Cemetery.
Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the charity of ones
choice would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

GILLAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-05-01 published
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON, Doctor John A. "Jack", M.D.C.M. (Queen's 1941)
Passed away peacefully at his home in Ottawa with family by his
side on Thursday, April 27th, 2006, age 91 years. Beloved husband
of Evelyn, much loved father of Susan
DEWAR
(Rod) of Montreal,
Nancy THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON,
CarolBRIDAL (Michael) and John (Susan
SOLLARS,)
all of Ottawa. Proud grandfather of Anthony
DEWAR,
Jordan,Jamieson
and Alexander
BRIDAL,
Maggie and Bronwyn
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON. Also survived
by his sister Louise
SLOAN of Toronto and niece Dianne
GILLAN
and nephew David
SLOAN, both of Toronto. Jack began his medical
career as a Medical Officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force,
1942-1946. He practiced family medicine in Ottawa for 40 years
and was a long standing member and elder at St. Giles Presbyterian
Church. Friends may visit at the Central Chapel of Hulse, Playfair and
McGarry, 315 McLeod Street, Ottawa on Monday 6 to 9 p.m. Funeral
Service will be held at St. Giles Presbyterian Church, 174 First
Avenue (corner of Bank and First), Ottawa on Tuesday, May 2nd,
2006 at 1 p.m. Reception afterwards at the Church. Many thanks
to Doctor Jeff
MALOLEY, caregiver Anna
BAUER and the Victorian Order
of Nurses. If you wish, donations in memory of Doctor
THOMPSON/THOMSON/TOMPSON/TOMSON to
the Victorian Order of Nurses or St. Giles Presbyterian Church,
174 First Avenue Ottawa, Ontario K1S 2G4.

GILLAN o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-04-04 published
POPE,
Harriett▲ (née
PEYTON)
At Victoria Hospital, London on Saturday, April 1, 2006 at the
age of 98 years. Formerly of Botwood, Newfoundland. Beloved wife
of the late William
POPE (1989.) Beloved mother of Marion
LAVOIE
of Brantford, David
POPE
(Barbara▲) of Burlington, Margaret
BEAMISH
(Frank▲) of Grand Bend, Muriel
MacDONNELL
(Stan▲) or Port Hawkesbury,
Nova Scotia, Barbara
GILLAN (Robert) of London. Randolph
POPE
of Mississauga, Ella
KNIGHT of Bradford and Dorothy
BALL of Markham.
She is predeceased by her son William of Hespler and daughters
Vera of Brantford and Lorraine and Alma. Harriett is survived
by her 32 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren, and several
great-great-grandchildren. Friends will be recieved at the Beckett-Glaves
Family Funeral Centre, 88 Brant Avenue, Brantford, 519-752-4331
on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service
will be held In the Chapel on Wednesday at 1 p.m. lnterment to
follow Mt. Hope Cemetery. Donations may be made in Hariette's
memory to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the charity of your
choice. A tree will be planted in memory of Harriett in the Beckett-Glaves
Memorial Forest. www.beckettglaves.com

GILLANDERS o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-06-06 published
RICHARDS,
WilliamLippincott, M.D., (F.R.C.P.C)
Peacefully at home with family, on Monday, May 29, aged 85. Survived
by his beloved wife of nearly 50 years, Ellen Jean (née
GILLANDERS,)
and children, Kathleen, J. Gordon and wife Vij, and Lee (Andrew)
and wife Laurie, and granddaughter Megan. Loving brother of the
late Doctor Frederick H. of Pennsylvania and
of Elizabeth of Tucson,
Arizona, and Annette
PARENT of Silver City, New Mexico, and many
nieces and nephews. Born on January 26, 1921, in Elizabeth, New
Jersey. Practised internal medicine (cardiology) at South Peel
Hospital (later Mississauga and now Trillium Health Centre) for
more than 40 years. Warm thanks to the Community Care Access
Centre of Peel and the Hospice of Peel and the staff of ProHome
Health and Spectrum Health and family members and Friends for
their warm support during a difficult year. A memorial service
to be held at Clarkson Road Presbyterian Church, 1338 Clarkson
Road N., Mississauga L5J 2W5, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 10,
2006. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Canadian Cancer Society
and Clarkson Road Presbyterian Church would be appreciated.

GILLARD o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-11-08 published
NORTH,
Orval▼M.▼
Peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health Service in Owen Sound on
Monday,▼November▼ 6, 2006. In his 69th year, Orval M.
NORTH, the
loving husband of Cathy
NORTH (née
USHER,) and his wife
June▼
(née ROBINSON.)
Loving▼ father of Peggy and her husband Scott
MILLAR,
Susan▼ and her husband Mark
SSAINTERRE, Darren
WARREN,
and Craig WARREN and Genevieve
GILLARD.
Loving▼ grandfather of
Rachael SSAINTERRE, Melissa
PRIEBE and Scott
HUDSON, Andrew
PRIEBE
and Nicole
WHIBLEY.
Great-grandfather of Gillian. Dear brother
of Verna (Mrs. Keith
PLAYFORD.)
Fondly▼ remembered by his brothers
and sisters-in-law and their families. Friends may call at the
Breckenridge-Ashcroft Funeral Home on Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m.
and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the funeral
home on Friday Morning at 11 a.m. Doctor Brad
CLARK officiating.
Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Georgian Bluffs. As an
expression of sympathy, memorial donations to either the Kidney
Foundation or to the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated
by the family.

GILLARD o@ca.on.grey_county.owen_sound.the_sun_times 2006-11-10 published
NORTH,
Orval▲M.▲
Peacefully at the Grey Bruce Health Service in Owen Sound on
Monday,▲November▲ 6, 2006. In his 69th year, Orval M.
NORTH, the
loving husband of Cathy
NORTH (née
USHER,) and his wife
June▲
(née ROBINSON.)
Loving▲ father of Peggy and her husband Scott
MILLAR,
Susan▲ and her husband Mark
SSAINTERRE, Darren
WARREN,
and Craig WARREN and Genevieve
GILLARD.
Loving▲ grandfather of
Rachael SSAINTERRE, Melissa
PRIEBE and Scott
HUDSON, Andrew
PRIEBE
and Nicole
WHIBLEY and Gillian
WARREN. Dear brother of Verna
(Mrs. Keith
PLAYFORD.)
Fondly▲ remembered by his brothers and
sisters-in-law and their families. Friends may call at the Breckenridge-Ashcroft
Funeral Home on Thursday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral
service will be held at the funeral home on Friday Morning at
11 a.m. Doctor Brad
CLARK officiating. Interment in Mount Pleasant
Cemetery, Georgian Bluffs. As an expression of sympathy, memorial
donations to either the Kidney Foundation or to the Canadian
Cancer Society would be appreciated by the family.
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GILLARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-08 published
GILLARD,
Edgar▼ "
Ed▼"
Francis▼
Peacefully at Parkwood Hospital on May 5, 2006, Edgar (Ed) Francis
GILLARD of London (formally of Saint_Johns, Newfoundland,) in his
84th year. Beloved husband of Thelma
GILLARD.
Loving▼ father of
Donna WOODLEY (Raymond), Derrick
GILLARD (Anne) and Heather
WRIGHT.
Dear grandfather of Cindy
CATTRYSSE
(John,)
MichelleWOODLEY,
Joel GILLARD, Leah
GILLARD, Angela
WRIGHT and Christopher
WRIGHT
and great grand_sons Kyle
CATTRYSSE and Hunter
CASSIDY-
WRIGHT.
Predeceased by brothers William (Bill), Hugh and Stanley and
granddaughter Amanda
WOODLEY. A special thank you to the staff
on 5B South at Parkwood Hospital. Visitation will be held in
the Needham Funeral Chapel (520 Dundas Street, London) on Tuesday
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be conducted
on Wednesday, May 10th, 2006 at 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. In
memory of Ed
GILLARD, contributions to the Poppy Fund would be
greatly appreciated. A legion service will be held on Tuesday
at 7 p.m. under the auspices of the Victory Branch. Tributes
may be made at www.mem.com.

GILLARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-05-09 published
GILLARD,
Edgar▲▼ "
Ed▲"
Francis▲
Peacefully at Parkwood Hospital on May 5, 2006, Edgar (Ed) Francis
GILLARD of London (formerly of Saint_John's, Newfoundland,) in
his 84th year. Beloved husband of Thelma
GILLARD.
Loving▲ father
of Donna WOODLEY
(Raymond,)
DerrickGILLARD (Anne) and Heather
WRIGHT. Dear grandfather of Cindy
CATTRYSSE
(John,)
MichelleWOODLEY, Joel
GILLARD, Leah
GILLARD, Angela
WRIGHT and Christopher
WRIGHT and great grand_sons Kyle
CATTRYSSE and Hunter
CASSIDY-
WRIGHT.
Predeceased by brothers William (Bill), Hugh and Stanley and
granddaughter Amanda
WOODLEY. A special thank you to the staff
on 5B South at Parkwood Hospital. Visitation will be held in
the Needham Funeral Chapel (520 Dundas Street, London) on Tuesday
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. where the funeral service will be conducted
on Wednesday, May 10th, 2006 at 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. In
memory of Ed
GILLARD, contributions to the Poppy Fund would be
greatly appreciated. A legion service will be held on Tuesday
at 7 p.m. under the auspices of the Victory Branch. Tributes
may be made at www.mem.com.

GILLARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-09 published
GILLARD,
Edgar▲The family of the late Edgar
GILLARD wish to express our heartfelt
thanks for the compassion and sympathy shown to us in the recent
loss of our dear husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
Special thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff of 5B South at
Parkwood Hospital for their excellent care, Needham Funeral Home
for their services, Rev. Charlie
SCOTT for his beautiful and
touching service, the Royal Canadian Legion -- Victory Branch #317
for holding the reception following the funeral service, and
to all those who called at the funeral home, sent flowers, made
memorial donations and offered other expressions of sympathy.

GILLARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-10-07 published
FOSTER,
Isabel (née
DEPUYDT)
Peacefully, after a courageous battle with cancer at Parkwood
Hospital,London on Thursday, October 5, 2006 Isabel
FOSTER (nee
DEPUYDT) of R.R.#2, Belmont in her 65th year. Beloved wife of
Michael. Loving mother of Scott (wife Tracey) of London and Paula
FOSTER-
REED (husband Michael) of Kingston. Fondly remembered
by her grandchildren David, Sammy, Christian; Evan, Sean and
Isabella. Dear sister of Jean
GILLARD of Duart, Patsy
AMENDT
(husband Marvin) of Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, Jim
DEPUYDT (wife
Mary) of Chatham area and predeceased by her brother George.
Sadly missed by her sister-in-law Marion
DEPUYDT of Muirkirk.
Much loved by her in-laws Kay and Dick
FOSTER,
Fred and Clara
FOSTER, Helen and Harvey
MURRAY, Beatrice
GLOVER and Ruth
HAY.
Friends will be received at the Bieman Funeral Home, Dorchester
on Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A complete funeral service will be
held at Belmont United Church on Monday, October 9, 2006 at 11: 00 a.m.
Interment at Dorchester Union Cemetery. Memorial donations to
the Victorian Order of Nurses Program or London Regional Cancer
gratefully acknowledged.

GILLARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-10-31 published
PORTER,
HowardLeroy
Suddenly, in Strathroy on Saturday, October 28, 2006, Howard L.
PORTER of Glencoe in his 70th year. Beloved husband of Pamela
PORTER
(GILLARD) of Twillygate, Newfoundland. Predeceased by
parents George and Lavina
(HATT)
PORTER, and daughter Michelle
Lynn PORTER. Survived by his children Gary and Heather, Mike
and Karen, Kevin, Patrick and Charlotte, Patricia, and Carl.
Also survived by 10 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.
Also predeceased by brothers Clements
PORTER,
RobertPORTER and
sister Ola
SEAMAN, all of Saint John, New Brunswick. Resting
at M. Box and son Funeral Home, 183 Broad Street, Parkhill where
the funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday, November 1st,
2006 at 11: 00 a.m. Rev. James
REVIE will officiate. Visitation
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, October 31st. Cremation to follow.
Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Canadian Diabetes
Foundation would be appreciated. Share a memory or send condolences
to www.boxfuneralhome.ca M. Box and son Funeral Home will plant
a tree in living memory of Mr.
PORTER.

GILLARD o@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-11-08 published
LAWTON,
HattieE. (née
LALE)
Formerly of R.R.#4, Saint Thomas, passed away peacefully at the
Saint Thomas-Elgin General Hospital on Tuesday, November 7, 2006,
following a courageous battle with cancer, in her 86th year.
Beloved wife of the late Harry E.
LAWTON
(Dec. 24, 1974.) Loving
mother of Donald and his wife Bev, Alex and his wife Joan, and
Marlene SMITH and her husband Ken, all of R.R.#4, Saint Thomas.
Loving grandmother of Sherry (Rob)
JOHNSTONE, Saint Thomas, Kevin
(Kelly) SMITH, R.R.#4, Saint Thomas, Scott (Carol)
SMITH,
Port
Stanley, Debbie (Jim) Vance, R.R.#4, Saint Thomas, Donnie (Diane)
LAWTON, Saint Thomas, Randi
LAWTON, London, and Ryan (Tara)
LAWTON,
R.R.#4, Saint Thomas. Sadly missed by ten great-grandchildren,
Sheryl and Steven
JOHNSTONE,
Brittany,Heather and Marley
VANCE,
Courtney, Sam and Kyle
LAWTON,
Cameron and Allison
LAWTON. Sister-in-law
of Charles and Berna
LAWTON and Marion and Harry
GILLARD, all
of R.R.#4, Saint Thomas. Also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Predeceased by her parents, Roy and Edith
(COLE)
LALE, and brother
Harry LALE.
Born in (south) Yarmouth Twp., Ontario, March 29,
1921, she farmed with her husband on the Sparta Line for 65 years.
Hattie was a member of Union United Church, where she sang in
the choir for a number of years and was a life member of the
United Church Women She was a volunteer with the Ladies Auxiliary
of Extendicare, Port Stanley and a past secretary of the Union-South
Yarmouth Seniors Club. Hattie was well recognized for her famous
prize winning quilts since 1974. She was honoured with a community
tribute in 1994 for bringing fame and glory to the community.
She was named the Provincial Grand Champion Quilter of Ontario
in 1980, 1989, and 1993. These award winning quilts now hang
in the Ontario Agricultural Museum in Milton. In 1993, the Aylmer
Fair Board honoured her with a Hattie Lawton Day at the fair.
Each member of her family have one her beautiful quilts to cherish.
In 1997, she was the recipient of a service award from the Canadian
Cancer Society for her 30 years of dedication. Friends will be
received at the Sifton Funeral Home, 118 Wellington Street, Saint Thomas
on Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held
at the Union United Church on Friday at 1: 30 p.m. Interment in
Union Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Saint Thomas-Elgin General
Hospital Foundation (Palliative Care) or Union United Church
gratefully acknowledged.

GILLARD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2006-06-06 published
STOCK,
MaryJoan
Peacefully at home after a difficult illness on Saturday, June 3,
2006. Daughter of the late Wilfrid
STOCK and Mary Agnes
McGRATH.
Mary was born October 27, 1926 in Mimico, Ontario. She is survived
by her sisters Teresa (Harry)
GILLARD and Patricia (late George)
BAYLISS.
She was predeceased by brothers J. Edward
STOCK (late
Marie) and Wilfrid (Bud)
STOCK and sister Elizabeth
GALLAGHER.
Also survived by sister-in-law Elizabeth (Liz)
STOCK and brother-in-law
John GALLAGHER.
Loving aunt to 13 nieces and nephews, 15 great-nieces
and nephews and 4 great-great-nieces and nephews. Mary is resting
at the funeral home of Skinner and Middlebrook Ltd., 128 Lakeshore
Rd. E. (1 block west of Hurontario St.) Mississauga (Parking
off Ann St.) on Wednesday from 2-4 and 6-9 p.m. Funeral Mass will
be held at St. Christopher's Catholic Church, 1171 Clarkson Rd. N.,
Mississauga on Thursday, June 8, 2006 at 10: 00 a.m. Interment
Assumption Cemetery, Mississauga, Ontario.

GILLARD o@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2006-01-28 published
GILLARD,
Reta
Passed away at home on Thursday, January 26, 2006 at the age
of 83. Loving wife of Bert. Dear mother of Lori, Nancy and Shirley.
She will be sadly missed by her grandchildren Jennifer, Megan,
Arin and great-grandchildren Joshua, Jessa and Jaiden. Family
and Friends will gather on Monday, January 30 at McDougall and
Brown Funeral Home, 1812 Eglinton Avenue West (at Dufferin Street)
from 6 p.m. until time of Memorial Service at 7 p.m. As expressions
of sympathy, donations can be made to the Kidney Foundation.